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car design (1009)
designed to last longer, the vehicle changes the status quo in the automotive industry by giving the users more control over repairs.
aluminum architecture and design (130)
a concept idea, the dish works as a non-electric warmer for employees who want their coffee or tea to stay hot as they work.
connections: +180
by pumping air into the light piece, users reveal the fragile tension between rigid aluminum frames and inflating membranes.
art basel paris/design miami.paris 2025 (8)
on view at design miami.paris 2025 until october 26th, the ‘resonating ping pong table, song no. 1 (2025)’ is reminiscent of a xylophone and sound bath in one.
the exhibition, debuting in paris during art basel, is centered on a groundbreaking textile that translates the artist’s ongoing series 'light and shadow inside me'.
table design (184)
la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
the debut features two pieces, the tripodal chair and the torii table, that rely on hand-polished stainless-steel frameworks.
musical instruments (212)
assembled by hand, the string instruments adopt the lightweight material, which doesn’t react to temperature and humidity.
maker burls art introduces his instrument crafted with resin as an upgrade from the first one he made a decade ago.
sound art (105)
la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
at cooper hewitt, devon turnbull’s 'hifi pursuit listening room dream no. 3' frames high-fidelity sound as a crafted interior.
connections: +110
interactive installation (509)
la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
cheng-tsung feng (22)
white canvas drapes in layered sections over the timber frame, with intentional gaps where beams pierce through and sharp edges interrupt the smooth surface.
connections: 65
the installation reinterprets taiwan’s disappearing tradition of bamboo theaters.
architecture in tokyo (363)
the 10-day festival transformed tokyo into a museum of brave design, spotlighting creators who challenge convention, from architecture to upcycled art.
connections: +2070
sejima frames the project as a garden-like environment that operates on its own sense of time.
connections: +1210
wood and timber architecture and design (1353)
wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
residential architecture and interiors (4664)
a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 × 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade.
the design is inspired by the geometry and structure of a voluminous tent.
architecture in mexico (703)
nineteen louvered white doors form the main exterior facade.
the gym interior is reinterpreted as a spatial installation rather than a functional room.
architecture in new york (650)
designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
a new vision for new york city's scaffolding is unveiled by arup and PAU, with a fresh, pedestrian-centric approach.
inflatable structures (159)
by pumping air into the light piece, users reveal the fragile tension between rigid aluminum frames and inflating membranes.
polymeter by plastique fantastique explores the intersection between material permanence and natural decay.
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